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Tried by War by James M. McPherson random thoughts Send a noteboard - 15/09/2009 07:01:30 PM
I have read a fair number of Civil War books but this one gave the best description of Licoln's role in the war. There is an obvious pro Lincoln bias in the book but not to point of being gushy.
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Non-Fiction survey Tom - 14/09/2009 05:38:04 PM 1207 Views
Heh. jh - 14/09/2009 05:58:59 PM 921 Views
You associate non-fiction with work? Are you a non-fiction book reviewer by day? Tom - 14/09/2009 06:35:59 PM 755 Views
Nah... jh - 14/09/2009 06:56:41 PM 769 Views
I like non-fiction as long as it's not preachy. Darth_Katie - 14/09/2009 06:25:42 PM 939 Views
So...Bill O'Reilly's out but Aleister Crowley is in, right? Tom - 14/09/2009 06:34:38 PM 834 Views
I didn't say I wanted to read occult books. Darth_Katie - 14/09/2009 09:40:40 PM 1369 Views
Fun. Legolas - 14/09/2009 06:31:28 PM 1016 Views
Machiavelli is a good case study for translation vs. original language Tom - 14/09/2009 06:48:46 PM 769 Views
Fact not fiction. Rebekah - 14/09/2009 06:43:32 PM 954 Views
I loved Radzinsky's Rasputin bio Tom - 14/09/2009 06:58:46 PM 842 Views
Re: I loved Radzinsky's Rasputin bio Rebekah - 14/09/2009 07:10:01 PM 864 Views
You're going to force me to start a Dan Brown discussion in a different thread. Tom - 14/09/2009 09:00:32 PM 782 Views
Well, I can do it here, no worries, just think of it as non-non-fiction. jh - 14/09/2009 09:06:34 PM 836 Views
This is pretty much it. Rebekah - 14/09/2009 09:09:18 PM 831 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 12:40:31 AM 881 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Rebekah - 17/09/2009 03:08:34 PM 778 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 11:57:22 PM 730 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey mapthis - 14/09/2009 07:25:20 PM 766 Views
Legacy of Ashes sounds interesting Tom - 14/09/2009 08:59:38 PM 783 Views
Re: Legacy of Ashes sounds interesting mapthis - 14/09/2009 09:09:30 PM 796 Views
So nossy - 14/09/2009 10:14:47 PM 751 Views
Re: So mapthis - 14/09/2009 10:35:40 PM 742 Views
I do read sometimes. Craig - 14/09/2009 08:01:03 PM 963 Views
If you liked Jesus, Interrupted... Tom - 14/09/2009 08:58:26 PM 827 Views
Added to The List. *NM* Craig - 14/09/2009 10:28:14 PM 346 Views
I read it quite a lot, obviously. Camilla - 14/09/2009 09:20:40 PM 863 Views
I have Antonia Fraser's bio of Oliver Cromwell. Tom - 15/09/2009 05:14:06 AM 805 Views
Re: I have Antonia Fraser's bio of Oliver Cromwell. Camilla - 15/09/2009 08:07:28 AM 857 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey random thoughts - 14/09/2009 09:24:35 PM 971 Views
I'd be interested to know the title of that Lincoln book. *NM* Tom - 15/09/2009 05:11:14 AM 372 Views
Tried by War by James M. McPherson random thoughts - 15/09/2009 07:01:30 PM 839 Views
Thanks! *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:07:50 PM 379 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey ranagrande - 14/09/2009 10:05:56 PM 777 Views
I'm sorry. I just can't take "pro wrestling" seriously enough to comment on it beyond this. *NM* Tom - 15/09/2009 05:15:13 AM 366 Views
What, pro wrestling is awesome! ranagrande - 16/09/2009 05:59:44 PM 988 Views
Sweet nossy - 14/09/2009 10:09:21 PM 919 Views
My problem with Fisk is his naivete Tom - 15/09/2009 05:10:00 AM 780 Views
If you're referring to the passages I think you're referring to... Legolas - 15/09/2009 11:06:04 AM 924 Views
I need to read more American Indian books random thoughts - 16/09/2009 07:01:21 PM 767 Views
Good survey! smaug - 14/09/2009 11:40:58 PM 909 Views
Ah...but where do you draw the line on the occult? Tom - 15/09/2009 05:07:14 AM 750 Views
Intent. Craig - 15/09/2009 06:02:39 AM 781 Views
Yea, I would tend to agree. smaug - 15/09/2009 11:10:03 AM 823 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Chas - 15/09/2009 12:25:57 AM 802 Views
You should consider reading more non-fiction. *NM* Tom - 15/09/2009 05:04:55 AM 393 Views
It's under consideration. Chas - 15/09/2009 11:50:47 PM 681 Views
I read a lot of it for my classes, so I read very little of it for leisure. Ghavrel - 15/09/2009 12:46:23 AM 874 Views
As someone who read Ab Urbe Condita in Latin...the book you reference "delenda est". Tom - 15/09/2009 05:04:05 AM 795 Views
It's infuriating, yes. *NM* Ghavrel - 15/09/2009 06:22:36 PM 367 Views
Mea culpa; the book in question is Zoch's Ancient Rome. Ghavrel - 15/09/2009 06:45:22 PM 713 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Vodalus - 15/09/2009 01:07:13 AM 828 Views
I did a survey about personal libraries, too... Tom - 15/09/2009 05:01:12 AM 795 Views
great survey. Avendesora - 15/09/2009 02:17:26 AM 1045 Views
Re: great survey. Tom - 15/09/2009 04:56:50 AM 825 Views
Interesting questions! Sophy - 15/09/2009 07:20:05 AM 945 Views
I'm not sure if it's a translation issue, but Tom - 17/09/2009 03:10:49 PM 878 Views
That's the English titel yes! Sophy - 18/09/2009 07:03:45 AM 1068 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Jonielle - 15/09/2009 11:35:48 AM 1086 Views
Try reading something new you think you'd like and post a review! *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:11:47 PM 323 Views
Books on Napoleon.... Napoleon62 - 15/09/2009 08:03:55 PM 809 Views
Narcissist. *NM* Craig - 15/09/2009 08:21:44 PM 334 Views
David Chandler's The Campaigns of Napoleon is wonderful. *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:13:03 PM 320 Views
i like non-fiction! temeraire - 15/09/2009 09:40:40 PM 857 Views
Lots of people have recommended The Omnivore's Dilemma to me *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:14:09 PM 379 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 12:49:35 AM 1060 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey ajah - 26/09/2009 01:49:16 AM 840 Views
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